Deputies search for man in armed robbery of Ocala store

Published: Sunday, August 25, 2013 at 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, August 25, 2013 at 8:59 p.m.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who brandished a gun and made off with an unknown amount of cash from a local convenience store Sunday evening.

A man wearing a hoodie, and who had his face covered, entered the store at 11 NE 58th Ave. (Baseline Road.) around 6 p.m. and demanded cash according to sheriff's Capt. Tom Terrell. Once the clerk handed the suspect money, he ordered the clerk not to move; then the suspect fled the store.

The clerk waited about a minute before also leaving the store. He approached a deputy who was waiting at the red light on the corner of Baseline Road and Northeast Seventh Street.

Deputies believe the suspect headed into woods behind the building and then possibly got into a vehicle. Both the K-9 unit and air unit were deployed during the search but the suspect has not been found.

<p>The Marion County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who brandished a gun and made off with an unknown amount of cash from a local convenience store Sunday evening.</p><p>A man wearing a hoodie, and who had his face covered, entered the store at 11 NE 58th Ave. (Baseline Road.) around 6 p.m. and demanded cash according to sheriff's Capt. Tom Terrell. Once the clerk handed the suspect money, he ordered the clerk not to move; then the suspect fled the store.</p><p>The clerk waited about a minute before also leaving the store. He approached a deputy who was waiting at the red light on the corner of Baseline Road and Northeast Seventh Street.</p><p>Deputies believe the suspect headed into woods behind the building and then possibly got into a vehicle. Both the K-9 unit and air unit were deployed during the search but the suspect has not been found.</p><p>No injuries were reported, Terrell said.</p>